Miles has been vague in recent media appearances about Hill's status, saying that Hill would undergo "internal discipline" and be "withheld from play." This week Miles said "we're looking forward to playing him as soon as he is ready." Miles told members of the club at lunch Friday that Hill would play.

Hill's guilty plea was the second in less than a three-year span and a violation of his probation from the first infraction. On Aug. 5, the first day of LSU's fall practice, District Judge Bonnie Jackson gave Hill a second two-year probation, which runs through July 12, 2015, and 40 hours of community service. Miles then lifted Hill's suspension, which lasted three months, and reinstated him to the team.

Hill pleaded guilty to misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile in January of 2012 before signing with LSU. The plea came after he and another student engaged in an oral sexual act with a 14-year-old girl when they were students at Redemptorist High School.